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Getting back to normal?

[Translate] No way! To coin a line from a very famous film … “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore” … I want to thank everybody for the patience they’ve shown as we go through the growing pains of working out the kinks in the production and distribution of this new show. Unfortunately, my posting has suffered a little as it has been extremely difficult finding the time to deal with the issues that have arisen and still maintain any amount of normalcy in my everyday routine. I’d like to say though, that things are looking a lot better, […]

Travel time …

[Translate] It’s actually amazing how much is going on in the world of knitting. Thankfully, we have the internet these days, so it’s easier to keep abreast of all the events that occur during the year. There are quite a few events that happen on the international stage that you’d have very little information about unless you knew about it directly. Now we have Google and finding those events is a lot easier. If you’re planning on taking a vacation this year or are traveling out of your neck of the woods, I recommend doing a quick search beforehand […]

Treasuring a Treasure …

[Translate] If you’ve been knitting for more than a few hours, chances are you’ve heard of Barbara Walker. If you haven’t, don’t worry, you will. I can guarantee you that she will become a fairly large influence on your knitting – even if you don’t realize it. Barbara is responsible for the compilation of thousands of knitting stitches (a lot of which she invented herself) in the form of four treasuries. To say these treasuries are a must have in any knitting book library is an understatement. As a mater of fact, no library is complete without them. Unfortunately, […]

LYSes in the Lower Mainland – Part II

[Translate] Today we are continuing with local yarn shops in the greater metropolitan area of Vancouver. We are currently in Vancouver proper and going over the shops there. surprisingly, there aren’t any in the downtown core of Vancouver. As we saw from the last post though, there is one on Granville Island. As we head out of the core and East a little bit, we see them starting to show up again. Birkeland Brothers – Located on Main street at 19th, BB is probably the oldest yarn shop in Vancouver. It has been around since the early 40’s when […]

More of Life’s Lessons From Knitting …

[Translate] You may recall way back when I did a post about everything I learned in life I learned from knitting. Well, as promised from that original post, here are some more of life’s lessons that I have learned from knitting. If you missed the first post, you’ll find it here – LIFE LESSONS PART 1. As for this edition, well, the updated lessons are below … 1. There is often more than one way to do something – This one is very appropriate, especially after we have just finished our first sock KAL. You’ll know that you can […]